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GB2085351B - A method of making an artificial limb component - Google Patents

A method of making an artificial limb component

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Publication number
GB2085351B
GB2085351B GB8126954A GB8126954A GB2085351B GB 2085351 B GB2085351 B GB 2085351B GB 8126954 A GB8126954 A GB 8126954A GB 8126954 A GB8126954 A GB 8126954A GB 2085351 B GB2085351 B GB 2085351B
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Prior art keywords
making
artificial limb
limb component
component
artificial
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Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd
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Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd
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Priority to GB8126954A priority Critical patent/GB2085351B/en
Priority to US06/303,860 priority patent/US4397048A/en
Priority to DE19813137652 priority patent/DE3137652A1/en
Priority to FR818117992A priority patent/FR2490951B1/en
Priority to SE8106035A priority patent/SE445515B/en
Publication of GB2085351A publication Critical patent/GB2085351A/en
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
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  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
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  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)
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GB8126954A 1980-09-26 1981-09-07 A method of making an artificial limb component Expired GB2085351B (en)

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GB8126954A GB2085351B (en) 1980-09-26 1981-09-07 A method of making an artificial limb component
US06/303,860 US4397048A (en) 1980-09-26 1981-09-21 Reinforced plastics artificial limb component and method for making same
DE19813137652 DE3137652A1 (en) 1980-09-26 1981-09-22 COMPONENT FOR ARTIFICIAL LINKS AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ITS PRODUCTION
FR818117992A FR2490951B1 (en) 1980-09-26 1981-09-24 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ARTIFICIAL MEMBER ELEMENT AND ELEMENT OBTAINED
SE8106035A SE445515B (en) 1980-09-26 1981-10-12 TOMBLE COMPONENT FOR AN ARTIFICIAL BANDLE AND PROCEDURE FOR ITS MANUFACTURING

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GB8031119 1980-09-26
GB8126954A GB2085351B (en) 1980-09-26 1981-09-07 A method of making an artificial limb component
SE8106035A SE445515B (en) 1980-09-26 1981-10-12 TOMBLE COMPONENT FOR AN ARTIFICIAL BANDLE AND PROCEDURE FOR ITS MANUFACTURING

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